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Crimean Tatar imam accused of “illegal missionary activity”
Human rights
Crimean Tatar imam accused of “illegal missionary activity”
14 December 2023

Imam Ismail Yurdamov, abducted yesterday from his home in the village of Privetnoye, Kirov region of Crimea, has been released. After the search, he was taken to the police and a report was drawn up under Art. 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Carrying out missionary activities in violation of the requirements of legislation on freedom of conscience, freedom of religion and religious associations”).

The second group of refugees from Palestine arrived in Ingushetia
Society
The second group of refugees from Palestine arrived in Ingushetia
14 December 2023

The day before, the second group of refugees from Palestine arrived in Ingushetia - 18 people. They were taken to the Assa hotel in Nazran.

In Dagestan, residents again protested against power cuts
Society
In Dagestan, residents again protested against power cuts
14 December 2023

The night before, residents of Makhachkala blocked the road on Gamidov and Akushinsky avenues. They complained of a lack of electricity for several days. Due to this, heating devices in houses also do not work.

Discovery of corpses in the Oktyabrsky district and village. Chernorechye of Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Discovery of corpses in the Oktyabrsky district and village. Chernorechye of Grozny
13 December 2023

On Pervaya Okruzhnaya Street in the Oktyabrsky district of Grozny, near house 13, two corpses were recovered from a well from which condensate was previously pumped at a depth of 18 m.

An arrested war opponent from Dagestan could be sent for compulsory treatment
Human rights
An arrested war opponent from Dagestan could be sent for compulsory treatment
13 December 2023

Activist from Derbent Ulker Gashimova has not been in touch for two weeks. Her fiance, the creator of the Free Eurasia telegram channel Anton Kolomitsyn, suggested that the girl was sent for compulsory psychiatric treatment.

Armenia and Azerbaijan exchanged prisoners of war
Politics
Armenia and Azerbaijan exchanged prisoners of war
13 December 2023

Today, an exchange of prisoners of war took place on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the Gazakh region of Azerbaijan. 2 Azerbaijani and 32 Armenian servicemen were released.

Zurabishvili will regard Georgia's refusal to become a candidate for the EU as a victory for the Russian Federation
Politics
Zurabishvili will regard Georgia's refusal to become a candidate for the EU as a victory for the Russian Federation
13 December 2023

Georgia's refusal to grant candidate status for EU membership will mean its defeat and Russia's victory. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili stated this in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. She explained that depriving Georgia of its status would cause satisfaction among the Russian authorities, and disappointment among Georgians.

A resident of Dagestan was convicted of calls for attacks on the lives of security forces
Human rights
A resident of Dagestan was convicted of calls for attacks on the lives of security forces
13 December 2023

The Khasavyurt City Court of Dagestan sentenced local resident P. Makhmudova to one year probation. She was found guilty of public calls for extremist activities.

A Ukrainian citizen was detained in North Ossetia on suspicion of espionage
Human rights
A Ukrainian citizen was detained in North Ossetia on suspicion of espionage
13 December 2023

FSB officers detained a 34-year-old man in North Ossetia. According to investigators, he transmitted to the Ukrainian Armed Forces data on the location and routes of military equipment of the Russian Armed Forces in the “North Military District” zone. The man sent geographical coordinates, photographs and video materials.

A former resident of North Ossetia who moved to Ukraine was included in the list of extremists and terrorists
Human rights
A former resident of North Ossetia who moved to Ukraine was included in the list of extremists and terrorists
13 December 2023

Rosfinmonitoring added Kazbek Tedeev to the list of extremists and terrorists. A former investigator from Vladikavkaz, after moving to Ukraine, joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces and urged Ossetians not to “believe Russian propaganda.”